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  • Participants from the first workshop, pose with Renée Kaplan and Public Diplomacy Officer Amelia Canter. (State Dept. Images)

    Embassy Hosts Training Workshops on Social Media

    From June 3-6, 2013 Embassy Kinshasa hosted French-American journalist Renée Kaplan to conduct training workshops on social media in Kinshasa. Based in Paris, Renée is a former deputy director of French television news network, France 24.

  • A women's community-based organization meeting in Kalulu, South Kivu. (Photo IRC)

    Group Therapy Shown to Help SGBV Survivors

    Group therapy has dramatically reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded study.

  • At a secondary school in Lubumbashi, American artist Jason Corder taught students how to make sustainable art. (State Dept. Images)

    Trash to Treasures: U.S. Artist Hosts Workshops

    In early May, Jason Corder hosted workshops and an exhibition at the Academie de Beaux Arts in Kinshasa. The visit was the culmination of a nearly 6-month series of workshops across the DRC.

  • Reuters correspondent Jonny Hogg and IFASIC students. (State Dept. images)

    World Press Freedom Day Celebration at IFASIC

    On May 6, as part of its celebrations for World Press Freedom Day, the Embassy hosted a discussion between Reuters correspondent, Jonny Hogg, and journalism students at IFASIC. They engaged in a lively conversation about his experience.

  • Ambassador James F. Entwistle hands a copy of the updated Congolese judicial code to Minister of Justice Alexandre Luba Ntambo.(States Dept. Images)

    Presentation of the DRC's Updated Judicial Code

    On April 24, 2013, James F. Entwistle, U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Dr. Diana Putman, the director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the DRC, presented copies of the updated Congolese judicial code to Jerome Kitoko Kimpele.

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  • During the training at Camp Kokolo. (State Dept. Images)
    Training of FARDC Chaplains on Combat Stress

    From April 22 to 26, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hammond and Major Larry Dabeck, two chaplains from U.S. Army Africa, are conducting a training on Combat and Operational Stress at Camp Kokolo in Kinshasa.  

  • "Traditional chiefs and authorities listen to the advocacy and awareness presentation. (State Dept. Images)
    SGBV: Raising Awareness of Traditional Authorities

    On Monday, March 25, 2013, Family Health International FHI360/C-change organized a workshop on advocacy and awareness of laws on sexual harassment, child protection and Protection of People Living with HIV.  

  • Ken Creighton during the presentation at the American Corner Kinshasa. (State Dept. Images)
    Earth Day Celebration

    As part of the Embassy’s celebration of the upcoming international Earth Day, USAID/CARPE (Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment) hosted a program at the American Corner, located at the Protestant University of Congo (UPC)on the “Impact of the international illegal trade on African rainforest biodiversity”. 

  • Woman of Courage Solange Lusiku expressed her gratitude to the Embassy and dedicated the award to all those who pursue the profession of journalism. (State Dept. Images)
    Solange Lusiku Named 2013 DRc Woman of Courage

    Surrounded by supporters, colleagues and fellow journalists, Solange Lusiku Nsimire received the 2013 DRC Woman of Courage Award from Ambassador James F. Entwistle. In thanking the Embassy for recognizing her work, she dedicated the award to all those who pursue the profession of journalism.  

  • Secondary schools students pick up documentation about international woman's day. (State Dept. Images)
    USAID Celebrates International Woman's Day

    On March 6th 2013, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) joined the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Swedish SIDA, and the European Union mission to celebrate International Woman’s Day in Kinshasa.  

  • AFRICOM and FARDC officers at the annual meeting at GESM, Kinshasa. (State Dept. Images)
    OSc Annaul Military Planning With FARDC

    From February 26 to 27, representatives from AFRICOM and FARDC met for an annual planning conference organized by the U.S. Office for Security Cooperation (OSC).  

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